Table 1 Demonstration locations and characteristics

WHERE

20km air-rail corridor Airport—Doukissis Plakentias, focus on metro stations park&ride areas, with designated carpooling lots

The City of Brno (CZ) and surrounding areas

Vuosaari, one of the fastest-growing areas in Helsinki, not served sufficiently by the current bus lines

20 km area surrounding the city of Padua

TARGET USERS

Solo parkers at P + R Plakentias and Koropi Stations

Mainly commuters engaged through the commitment of the local PT authority and of the surrounding cities of the hinterland

Commuters from/to rural and suburban areas

Commuter workers and students of the Ca' Foscari University of Venice

BENEFITS

Foster smart multimodal solutions integrating carpooling (increasing car occupancy and rail ridership)

Enhance demand-responsive carpool connections with rural areas. Integrate carpooling road paths with the urban rail network

To encourage rail commuters from suburbs to city of Brno to share the capacity of their cars with other travellers

Reducing single-occupant private car trips

Users receive recommendations to improve their mobility experience

POTENTIAL DEMAND

80,000 trips (30,000 commuter trips)

40,000 car trips attracted to rail/ridesharing

0.5 million Km*year potentially saved through carpooling

1200 trips surveyed during the demo

200 volunteers testing Ride2Rail

8,000 passenger trips/year

4,000 Commuter trips/year

3,000 Private car trips/year attracted to rail/ridesharing,

3,000 to autonomous rides

270,000 passenger trips/year

90,000 Commuter trips/year

70,000 Private car trips/year attracted to rail/ridesharing